Just One Short Week!

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Diver Driver's Comment
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"Short truck" is that anything like "short bus?" rofl-2.gifrofl-3.gifshocked.pngsmile.gif

Diver Driver's Comment
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People in my class probably thought I was a total A H0le. I rented my own hotel room at a different location, drove my own vehicle, didn't socialize out of class with anyone. I kept to myself. I was not there to make friends. I was there to get my CDL A PERIOD. And I did. Some didn't. Take that for what it is worth. Stay away from the IDIOTS. There will be some in your class!

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Yeah.... there was 3 of us in my class. The one guy who was the idiot was a 20 year old kid who drove in a farm, and his dad was the instructor of the other class. He would constantly talk out of line, adjust the mirrors white someone else was driving, turn on the Jake's while we were bobtailing and just putt right disrupting the class. Finally the other student and I went off on him.

Imagine that your practicing a 90 degree alley dock, and your passenger opens the door and adjusts the mirror so HE can see..

CDL:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:

  • Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
  • Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
  • Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

Bobtail:

"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.

Diver Driver's Comment
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Damn....I need to use the preview button

Turtle's Comment
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I expect to be back in Springfield that week to upgrade. I'll look to see of any of yall will be around. Maybe we can grab some chow or something. Rainy may be in the week prior.

Patrick R.'s Comment
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Reaper, please remember what I posted a couple of weeks ago. Be the quietest guy in the class. Do not be the guy that keeps interrupting the class with questions or comments. Try your best to be "invisible". Just study hard and get the job done!

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I am about to steal this advice, its going to be a competition between me and reaper on who can be quieter lol!

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OMG, if only I could be a fly on the wall to witness that. Patrick, smart money is on you for the WIN.

lol. Prob I can be pretty quiet when it comes to people I don't know and stuff. But once I open up ya done, gonna be crying all the time you laughin so hard lol.

Patrick R.'s Comment
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I expect to be back in Springfield that week to upgrade. I'll look to see of any of yall will be around. Maybe we can grab some chow or something. Rainy may be in the week prior.

Sounds good. also I forwarded your info to my recruiter so hopefully she got it put in. said she did but yanno...I can only trust her about as far as I could throw her right now.

Trucker Kearsey 's Comment
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I expect to be back in Springfield that week to upgrade. I'll look to see of any of yall will be around. Maybe we can grab some chow or something. Rainy may be in the week prior.

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Sounds good. also I forwarded your info to my recruiter so hopefully she got it put in. said she did but yanno...I can only trust her about as far as I could throw her right now.

I was supposed to be there 2/14 -17. Plans changed so more like 16th-18. Could add another day or so maybe. Would be cool to see u guys

Patrick R.'s Comment
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I expect to be back in Springfield that week to upgrade. I'll look to see of any of yall will be around. Maybe we can grab some chow or something. Rainy may be in the week prior.

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Sounds good. also I forwarded your info to my recruiter so hopefully she got it put in. said she did but yanno...I can only trust her about as far as I could throw her right now.

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I was supposed to be there 2/14 -17. Plans changed so more like 16th-18. Could add another day or so maybe. Would be cool to see u guys

Well stick around till the 20th :P lol you know you wanna see us (me)!! lol

Reaper's Comment
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Ill be theresunday 19th. My re ruiter is trying to get me there a little early. Bus is due to arrive5am sunday.

Patrick R.'s Comment
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Ill be theresunday 19th. My re ruiter is trying to get me there a little early. Bus is due to arrive5am sunday.

LOL. I can barely get mine to reply to emails. So if I don't get ticket info by thurs of next week im calling up once a day if I gotta. good thing I know how to ask questions to other people. But I wont let her ruin my perception or attitude towards the company. Based on Greyhound info for me its a 38hr+ ride so I assume ill be leaving Friday the 17th.

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